Paper-roll holder



l 30y 1929.;l I `LRUZE A n 1,722,766

PAPER ROLL HOLDER Filed. June 13, 1927 @v/mog.

Patented July 30, 1929. i

UNITED fSrA- TES zromvnuzn, oF-Nnw-yomz, N. Y.

1 PAPERROLL HOLDER.

A'ppneation .ined im@ 113, i927. serial No. 198,633.

' This invention relates to paperroll holdingr receptacles and inparticular toene adapted for use stores vor other vplaces lwhere the'paper is to be dispensediand torn'oif tothe particular object oftheinvention is yto provide a paper roll holding receptacle which will keepthe rolls of paper* clean and which will allowthe same to be drawnloffand torn 10 cleanly 'atpthe length desired by the user.' l

' A still further object ofthe invention 'is to provide va receptaclehavinga hinged door which willact as a weight or drag so that the same,when .used in connection .with the paper to be'drawn olf willretardits'too f reemovement and will allow lit 'to be'idrawn ofhthe rollevenly and cut cleanly" at its point of I'st ill furtherfobject of theinvention'is to provide. a receptacle having a yieldableclosure whichallows the paper to be drawn out but 'which' normally conceals .thepaper at the point where itisto be gripped, the cover of the receptaclealso acting to entirely conceal the paper edge so that'itis notevidentthat the receptacle is used for paper roll holding purposes. Toenable'others yskilled in theart to fully comprehendthe underlyingfeatures of my vin'venti'o'n'.that they embody the saine in thevariousniodific'ationsin structure andre". lation conternplated,4 'g1-'drawingdepicting a preferred' form 'has been anne'rlz'ed as a part 'ofthisdisclosure. andin such'drawing, similar.' yreference'charactersfdente corresponding' parts throughout all 'thel views, of

" 'Fi'g'ure'ly iS afview in'p'eispeegtve of my im yproved paper roll'holdingre'ceptacle; a' piece ltion in l'ltline. l

' Figure v2 is a section taken en the line 242 of Figure 1,' theview'being enlarged-'te lshow vin detail'thefp'osition of 'theroll'heldin`jthe receptacle." Figure 3 is a section. taken on the line 3 4-3 ofFigurel and shows in lvelevation the .roll holding "arrangement'withintheE receptacle. the illustration being', reduced in lengthlfr'purposesof convenience in illustration Figure 4; is 'anenlargedfragmentary ,detail view of y.the rear'side of the cover showing thespring pressed closure member and the 'method of operating the saine..Fi ure 5 sectional edge ,view of the of paper being shown ifits'drawnout posividedl withfa rolled flipper edge which, 1s

inechanisni shown in 'liguret and shows `how paperholding `i Referringto the drawings in detail,5 indicates the paperholding'receptacle whichis ofthe usual box construction, the top thereof being vprovided withvopenings' vhaving extended portions y7, so 'that the receptacle can'beV positioned beneath aeounterland through the medium of screws may bedetach? ably secured to the4 c oL u`1 t er. .The Ifrontof the receptacle5 is provided 1withfan opening, bounded 'on the upper. edge byl a beadjSand on thelower'edgebyan upstanding iiangeor lower portion 9,the'opening being arranged to' receive 'a door 10, the lower half 'ofwhich is bent to extend inwardly at an l'angle from the vertical. thedoor orclosure'atthebob torn thereof beingbent upon itself as at 11 toform an inwardlyextending.'flange, the outer extension thereof'providing an eX- tended flange 12 which acts as a paper tearing edge,the flanges 11 Yand l2 forming a single paperholding iiangeor footlwhich extends entirely'across the'door 10 and is adapted to rest upon aflange lformed on the upper end ofthe lower'por'tion' of the front wall9 iof the receptacle This flange 13 is formed ys nnilar tothepaperIholding'fiange andais :arranged to provide'w'hat might be; called'apaperholding `shelf lover .which the paper slides wh cn the same isdrawn from v.the roll.

'It will be noted `that the cover 10I proadapted to receive at its endsthe headed pins 14; .which pass through suitable elongated lopeningsM-Ain the side walls ofthe cabinet to). thereby allow pla-y of the doo'r10 'vertically and this plavis sufficient to 'allow Vthe door to. restupon the paper holding shelf 13 so that a friction drag is created whenthe Ipaper is drawnffrom the roll, due tothe 'weightof the door.' thepaper holding 'ange 1 2iis cut out as at 15 at its center' to provide a:space wherethe edge of the paper rnay be gripped by thetingerspreparatory to'drawing the same from the roll and in order that .asingle cuttngedge maybe presentedwhen a yiel ble filler piece 16 .fwhiehis `slidalaly mounted onffthe iiang'e 12 and is guided at its side edgesby the guide'pieees 17 whichH are suitably secured to the flange 12 or'may be formed by bending the material up out of the iiange 12. Theseguides overlie theedge of the cutter piece 16 and allow its free slidingmovement forwardly andv rearwardly to uncover that portion of thevpaperlying in the openinglvlz of' the flanges l2 an' asit is' of' courseunderstood that .the` lower flange 13j'will also be cut out to coincidewith the out out portion ol. the flange 12 sothat thepaper disposedtherein may be gripped prparatory to drawing the same from the ro Inorder to normally maintainthe cutter piece 16in its extended posi-tion,Ihavefprovided apiece ci spring steel 17 which is secured to the rearfase oi' the cover 10 through the medium ot tongues 18-A` punched theregaging the upturned out of, the lowerl end of the springl' enflange 18at the rear of the cutterpiece, a similar flange .19 being lorme'd'a'tthe front thereof. so thatthe cutter piece can be manipulated with,thethumh when it isdesiredto push. the same rearwardly: against theaction ofthe springA 17 iso/.grip

the paperpositioned in the opening 151 In order to Vnormally retain thecover l() closed?, I provide at each end thereof, ai notch'20` and onthe end corners of the lower flange l I provide an upturned catch 21which has been punchedy out of the material ofthezi'lanae and bent up toprovide aeatch over. which the ilange. l2 will ride until the notch 2Dtherein rides over. vthe edge oit'` the catch 21 and allows the flange12 to rest on llange13 at which time the flange 12 will underlie. thecatch 21 due to the normalv tendency of the. door 10 to vhang-invertical position and it. will he evident that any drawing on the ypaperwill not cause the. door` 10. to open and the. door y will junction as.a drag. on the `papeitgto allow the sameto bedrawn oli evenlv from the.roll-anfdio alsohold Iit when. it is, to he termasl it`isimderstood.that Whenthel cntter niece 16 is. in its extended position-as shown Figures 1,. 2 and 5, a continuous cutting edge will bepresented whenthe paper is to -betorni'and the paper can beftorn cleanlyalong its width. .It desired the bottom ol. the receptacle, may be usedto house a drawerQS which slides lon the ridges: 29 formed in. thereceptacle sides and, bottom, the drawer heingprovided withtheusualhandle whereby it` can: be' readily opened and closed, the `ridges 29reducing the frictonal resistance to aminimum. n y

l In order ,to properly lsupport the roll withinthereeeptale, I haveprovided flange-like .brackets 22 formedto provide depressions 23Ifurthe reception oi the flattened ends 24 of a tube 25, the latter ofwhich is arranged roll, it

to support at its ends, the roll holding spools 2 npon'whioh the rolloifpapeizgorother material 2? is suspended. *In ordentoffacilitate thedrawing oil' of the paper from the is essential that the wooden spoolsrevolve on the metallic tube 25 and in {lattening theends thereof andpositioning them in the depression 23 of the brackets 22, rotation ofthe tubeis' prevented and the free drawngei of the paper can beaccomplished. The. outer ends of. the. brackets 22 -act as a stop tolimit the inward swinging movement ot the door'lO. whenthe sameisfclosed.

It is quite evident, i provided ampaper -roll holding, receptacle whichpresents many advantages overV the old' -iorm of roll holder, and itwill be especally evident that I have provided a paper holding drag` andholds the paper securely while the same is heing term y L It is alsoevident .that I have provided a construction which may be: made oi sheettheretor e, v that'l have device, the-,oovenofwhich acts4 as a .l

metal, which has .ew parts, which will not get out of order readily, andvwhich may be replenishedwitha roll of,` aper without. inconvenience ordisarrangenient of thelparts'. Of. .course it is quite evident that. twoor morerolls. of 4paper oiffcliiierent width can he supported in thereceptacle on the. same bar .which would necessitate the` placingat the.proper position of twoor more cutter pieces orgripper pieces, astheymight be termed and `it is; quite, evident thatpaper might bedrawnoiifrom either one of a variety of rolls used in a receptacle`V Itis also evident that I haveprovided a container vfor. wrappingzpaperorother paper whichis sanitary, presents a better appear.- ance. andIwhich. will allow gripping of the paper quekerand easier and wherevarious colored paperr'ollsof different widths are used, willallowtthesame to. be drawn .individually, and.: the-,receptacle also byreason of thedoor construetion. will accommodate rolls of paper ofmaximum diameter.y

Whilelhave illustrated and described. -my invention. with some degreelof .particnlarity, I realize that` in practice various alterationstherein may be made. I thereiore reservethe right and. privilege of,changing' the .form of thea details oieonstructionior otherwise.alteriner the arrangement-of the. correlated parts without departingfrom ventionorithe scope ot the appended claims. Havingthus described4.my invention lwhat I' claim. as new anddesire to secure by UnitedStatesLettersPatent is A 1. A. paper roll holder comprising a recep--tacle having a ledge portion vand having an opening .thereinl throughwhich the paper: is adapted .to-bedrawn, a door hinged-tor ver ticalmovementn.. said receptacle andthe `lower edge of the door. p'rovidinga.entting :r1-3o edge whereby paper drawn out of the receprio Cil

tacle can be readily torn, the door being supported on said ledge andacting as a drag on paper drawn over the ledge.

2. A paper roll holder comprising a receptacle, means for supporting aroll of paper therein, a closure for said receptacle having a angethereon arranged to provide a cutting edge whereby paper drawnthereunder can be severed, a yieldable slide positioned on the flange tocomplete the cutting edge thereof and said slide being movable todisclose a portion of the paper whereby the same can be gripped forwithdrawal and severance.

3. A paper roll holder comprising a receptacle having an opening thereinthrough which paper is adapted to be withdrawn, a door for saidreceptacle, a projection on the receptacle for supporting the door, thedoor being supported to act as a drag on the paper dra-wn over saidprojection, the lower edge of the door providing a cutting edge wherebypaper drawn thereunder can be readily severed, a yieldable slidepositioned in the lower edge of the door to complete the cutting edgethereof and said slide being movable to disclose a portion of the paperwhereby the same can be gripped for withdrawal and severance.

4. A paper holder comprising a receptacle, brackets in the receptacle, arod having a flattened end for supporting a roll of paper revolvab'lythereon, the rod being positioned in said bracket, a closure for saidreceptacle having an outwardly extending flange thereon, the flangehaving an opening therein and being arranged to provide a cutting edgewhereby paper drawxdi thereunder can be severed, a yieldable slidepositioned at the opening in the flange to complete the cutting edgethereof and said slide being movable to disclose a portion of the paperwhereby the same can be gripped for withdrawal and means for latchingthe door when the saine is closed.

5. A paper roll holder comprising a receptacle, a door for saidreceptacle having au outwardly extending flange thereon, a projection onthe receptacle for supporting the door, the door flange having anopening therein and being arranged to provide a cutting edge wherebypaper drawn thereunder can be severed and a yieldable slide positionedat the opening in the flange to complete the cutting edge thereof.

6. A paper roll holder comprising a receptacle, a door for saidreceptacle, said door being flanged at its lower edge to provide acutting edge, the flange having an opening therein and a yieldable slidepositioned in the opening in the flange to complete the cutting edge.

7 A paper holder comprising a receptacle, a closure for said receptaclehaving an outwardly extending flange thereon, the flange having anopening therein and being arranged to provide rthe cutting edge wherebythe paper drawn thereunder can be severed, a yieldable slide positionedat the opening in the flange to complete the cutting edge thereof andsaid slide being movable to disclose a portion of the paper whereby theSame can be gripped for withdrawal and severance.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

JOHN RUZE. [n s]

